Ground potential and line interference correcting apparatus and method



y 24, 1951 .R. L. MORRIS ET AL 5 L401 GROUND POTENTIAL AND LINEINTERFERENCE CORREGTING APPARATUS AND METHOD Filed Jan. 11, 1949 4Sheets-Sheet 1 INV NTO Ric/zard LJWm'ns fivaga z-ick HDe-tweder y 24,1951 R. 1.. MORRIS ET AL 2,561,401

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July 24, 195] R. L. MORRIS Ff AL GROUND POTENTIAL AND LINE INTERFERENCECORRECTING APPARATUS AND METHOD 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed Jan. 11, 1949July 24, 1951 Filed Jan. 11, 1949 IS ET AL LINE INTERFERENCE 4Sheets-Sheet 4 I I I I I I I I I I a I I I I I I I I IN fiicharal i' lwarris H: .De tweiZe-I Patented July 24, 1-951 GROUND POTENTIAL AND LI NEINTERFER- ENCE CORRECTING APPARATUS METHOD Richard L. Morris, SouthOzone Park, and Fred-- erick H. Detweiler, Wantagh, N. Y., assignors toTelautograph Corporation, New York, N. Y.

Application January 11, 1949, Serial No. 70,318

11 Claims.

Thisinvention relates to signal transmission, I

and more in particular to compensating for interference potentials incommunication circuits such as the circuits connecting a sending stationto, a receiving station of a telescriber system.

, ,In such communication circuits, one side of each circuit is formed bya wire or line and the other side is formed by ground; I that is, eachcircuit has a wire extending from the sending to the receiving stationand then a return'connection is provid'ed by two ground connectionsrespectively at the two stations. With circuits of this character agreat deal of difficulty has been encountered because of interferencewith the communication signals by stray electric currents which arecaused to flow through the circuits by potentials which originateoutside the communication circuits and'which exist because thesignalscircuits include ground connections. fl'hese potentials includepotentials originating in the earth's surface and interference currentsdue to leakage and induction into the circuit lines, andare referred toas ground potentials.

One of the three main types of these ground potentials? is the potentialdifferences which eicist between the two points on the earths surfacewhere the ground connections are made. Such potential differences mayberelatively constant, but in many. instances they vary and may in factreverse polarity frequently. While a constant potential diiierence ofthis character a may be compensated for, it has been diiiicult tocompensate for such diflerences where either the magnitude or thepolarity changes. With equipment such as telescriber systems, thesevariations in the magnitude of the potential differences may be so greatthat the reproductions at the receiving station are thoroughlyunsatisfactory. Furthermore, even if such a potential differencemerelyshifts at a slow rate, the reproductions at thereceiving stationmay move off the writing field; thus, at times a large outside margin ofthe writing field has been blocked offend not used so as to insure thatall reproductions will appear within the writing field at the receivingstation.

Another serious type of ground potentials are those resulting frompotentials induced in the side of the circuit formed by the wire. Forexample, such wires are normally enclosed in a cable with other wireswhich may carry other types of signal or control currents, and thecurrent flow in the other wires may be of sufiicient magnitude to inducean appreciable potential in thecircuit wire. 1Where circuits are formedby a pair of wires or lines in a single cable, these induced potentialsare cancelled out; but where the return side or connection of a circuitis formed by ground, these induced potentials may be a very seriousproblem.

The other important type of ground potential interference is that causedby leakage currents from adjacent electrical circuits which, forexample, may also be formed by a single wire and ground. Where theseleakage currents are pulsating or alternating current, they may beconsidered the same as a number of high resistance generators connectedbetween the signal circuit wire and ground.

Arrangements have been provided in the past for correcting orcompensating for these ground potentials or forreducing or eliminatingtheir effects, but these various arrangements have not been completelysatisfactory for all installations. For example, filters and wave trapshave been provided to trapput specific frequencies, but generally thisis unsatisfactory with equipment such as that referred to above, becausesuch arrangements tend to interfere with the signals so as to preventfidelity of reproduction at the receiving station; this fidelity isdependent upon having the equipment responsive to slow and fastvariations in the signal over a wide range as the movement of thewriting stylusat the sending station changes in rate and direction ofmovement. For this reason, filters and wave traps are not used exceptwhere the ground potentials involve only potential changes at ratesentirely outside the range of operation of the equipment. Furthermore.with circuits such asthose referred to above, attempts to reduce theflow of these leakage currents to ground at the sending station causesthese currents to be diverted to the receiving station so that theundesirable interference increases.

It is an object of the present invention to provide means to compensateor correct for ground potential interference without the difficultieswhich have been encountered in the past. It is ,afurther object tocompensate or correct for such interference in circuits such as those referred to above, particularly in a telescriber system where two separatecircuits are used. It is a further object to provide for the above in athoroughly practical and dependable manner at minimum expense-formanufacture and operation; These and other objects will be in partobvious and in part pointed out below.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction,combination of elements,

Figure 1 is a simplified schematic showing of one embodiment of theinvention;

Figures 2 and 3 are similar to Figure .1, but

illustrate other embodiments-of the invention;

Figure 4 is a more detailed representation of another embodiment of theinvention;

, Figure 5 is a View simila ri'to- Figure. 3 showinganother embodimentof the. inventionyand Figure 6 is a more detailed representation of theembodiment of Figure 5. l

In the illustrative embodiments of the present.

invention, electrical amplitude transmitters and receivers arerepresented as those of telescriber systems, although it is understoodthat this is illustrative only, and the broader aspects ofthe inventionare applicable. to other systems such as telephon'esystems, telegramsystems, facsimile systems, telemetering' systems, and thelike.

Referring particularly to Figure l of the drawings, there isshown*atthe-left a telescriber transmitter 2 and at'the right atele'scriberreceiver 4 connected to the "transmitter by a pair of Wires8- and 8 which extend from the transmitting station to the receivingstation. Transn'itter 2 is connected to ground through a groundconnection I'll" and receiver 4' is connected to ground at l2. Thetransmitter-has asource of direct current in the form of a rectifierunit i4 (here and elsewherethis rectifier unit isconnected to a sourceof alternating current), the two sides of which are connected across tothe two potentiometer resistors l6 and i8. Resistor it has a contactslide which is connected through a choke coil'24 to line 6;. and duringthe operation of the apparatus, this slide. is moved to produce avariable potential in the signal circuitjof line '6. Resistor IShas asimilar contact 22 which is connected through a choke coil 26 to line 8and this slide is moved to produce a variable potential in the circuitof line '8.

The negative common terminal of resistors l6 and l8I'iS connectedthrough a line 28', a pairof resistors 33 and 32 and'a battery H to theground connection i9-referred to above." Thus, a pair of circuits isprovided between transmitter 2 and receiver 4 with each circuit being'formed'by'a linefor metallic channel 'ex'tending betweenthe stationsand a return connection through ground. Lines 6 and Shave distributedresist:- ances represented schematically"respectively at 34 and 3,6, andthere is mutual capacitance between the lines and to ground which isrepresented at 33 and-4t. 'llteceiver- 4 is'represented by a-pair ofresponding *co'ils"4-2-and 44 which are at times referred to as buckets?One side of coil 42 is connected through line 6 and" choke coil 24- toslide- 20, and the other side-of coil 42 is connected through;groundconnection I2, the ground side of th'ecircuit, ground-connectionHL'battery l l, resistors 32 and 30 andline28to the-negativeside ofre'sistorflfi; r

Assuming that thereis no ground potential interference and ignoring forthe'time bein the effect of resistors 32 and 34 and battery ll,theposition of slide 29 determines the signal potential and thisis-impressedlacross coil 42. Thus, as-slide 20 is movedra-varyingcurrent flows through the signal circuit and including coil42 1receiving unit 45 which is represented by a pair of coils 46 andconnected respectively through resistors. and 52 to the transmittingends of lines 6 and-8.; Coils 46 and 48 are the signal responsive coilsof a telescriber receiver identical with receiver 4'*at' the receivingstation. The corhmon'sideiof' these two coils 46 and 48, correspondingto the grounded side of coils 42 and 44,,is.. connected through a pairof resistors 54 the monitor receiver-45p The operation referred to aboveis upon the assumption that there is: no ground potential interference.However, if any ground potential interference is present thereproduction at re ceiver 4 will be different from that sit-transmitterZ'and receiver45. In accordance withthe present invention suchinterference of the'type caused bythere being a difference in thepotential of the earths surface at the transmitting and receivingstations; is corrected so that the reproductions at receiver 4-a'realmost identical with those at the transmitting station. This'correctioniseriected by producing a correcting potential which is substantiallyequalandflpposite to the interfering; ground potential; The operation isautomatic and the correction equipment does not change the normaloperation when no ground potential interference exists; The-correcting-- potential "is "impressed across resistor 32 andit isproduced by a correcting circuitincluding a source ofdirect current inthe form of a rectifier unit 58, aresistor 59, and

a control vacuumtubetc having a cathode 59' a grid Bil anda plate El.The correcting circuit extends from one side of're'sistor 32 through 'aline 62, tube 60, res'istorfiil, and a line-64 to rectifier unit 58, andthence through a' line- 66 to the other side of the resistor.- The'igrid63 is corrnected through a line in having a negative bias battery 11therein tothe-juncture of resistors 54 and 56. Th arrangement is suchthat battery H maintains the ground side "of; resistor 32 at a relativelow negative potentialwhen-there isno ground potential interferenceandgrid 68 has a bias to permit '-a flow 'thro'ugh'the plate circuit so asto maintain a potential drop-across resistor amigos by battery 'II, withthe result that the current,

at the transmitting station and here the trans-, mitter is in the formof an electrical amplitude transmitter 12. Transmitter I2is connected at:one side throughresistors I4 and IE to aground connectionJB, andtheother side to aline 80. The correction ground potential circuit isformed by a'source of direct current indicated at 82 which has itsnegative ide connectedto line I8, a tube 84 which has its plate 86connected through a line 81 to the positive side of the power source anditscathode 3 88 connectedthrough a line 89 to the juncture of resistors74 and I6. The ,grid 90 is connected to a monitor circuit formed by ahigh resistance resistor 92 anda w resistance resistor 04 the resistanceof which is equal to that of resistor I4. One side of resistor 92isconnected to line 8031116. the other side is ;tive side connected toground connection 18 and r ,with its negative side connected to groundconnection I00. Assuming that no ground poten- ;tial interference existsthe. variable potential .produced by transmitter I2 is transmittedthrough line 80 and the return ground connections to receiver 98.Therefore, a varying current flows through the, signal circuitbetweenthe transmitter and the receiver and simultaneously a varying currentiiows through the monitor icircuit of impedance 92 and resistor 94.,However, the high impedance 'of this circuit maintains this lattercurrent flow at a very low level 'compared with the now through thesignal circuit. v I

The arrangement is such that grid 90 is maintained at a sufficient biasto prevent current flow through the correction circuit whenever thecurrent flow through the monitor circuit has the .proper relationship tothe current flow through the signal circuit. That is, whenever a signalcurrent flowsthrough resistor I4 it causes cathode 88 to be at apotential which is the same as the potential produced at grid 90 by thecor- :responding flow of currentin the monitor circult; Therefore; therelationship is such 'that through a resistor I26 to line II2. ponnectedthrough a bias battery I28 to the grid 6 the grid prevents the flow ofthe plate or correcting circuit.

current through If ground potential appears it will tend to reduce theflow I of current throughthe signal circuit, but it will not interferewith the flow through the monitor circuit. Therefore, the cathode tendsto be,- come less positive in potential with respect to the grid withthe result that the current starts to flow through the correctioncircuit. This flow produces a potential drop across resistor ,18 whichis opposite and substantially equal to the ground potential.

With the arrangement of Figure 2 the impedance of resistor 92 is of suchvalue as to give the desirable operating resultsand preferably issufliciently high to prevent any appreciable flow of current. In thisway, substantially the entire signal current flows through the signalcircuit.

The resistance of transmitter I2 may be high cluding transmitter I2rather than flow through the monitor circuit. In the embodiment ofFigure 2 no impedance is shown in the signal line, but of course, therewill be resistance and there may be other impedances.

In the embodiment of Figure .3 two signal transmitters I02 and I04 areconnected respectively through lines I06 and I08 to a plurality ofreceivers I I0 located at remote receiving stations and grounded at III.Lines I 06 and I081 are indicated as having resistance and. capacitancesimilar to the lines of the embodiment of Figure 1. The negative side ofeach of the transmitters is connected through a line H2 and a pair ofresistors I I4 andI I6 and a battery H8 to a ground connection I20.Transmitter I I32 has a monitor circuit formed by a high impedanceresistor I22 and transmitter I04 has a similar monitor circuit formed bya similar resistor I24. These monitor circuits are connected to a lineI25 and thence Line I25 is I30 of a tube I32 which has a cathode I 34and a :plate I36. A source of direct current I35 is connected at itspositive side through a resistor I38 to plate I36 and at its negativeside through a line I31 to a juncture of resistor I I6 and battery II 8.

,from transmitters I02 and I04 will be receivedby their respectivereceivers. However, when a ground potential interference condition iscreated a correcting potential is impressed across resistor II6 ofsuflicient magnitude to correct for the interference potential. In thisembodiment two transmitters are shown each with its ownline and eachwith two receivers, and it is understood that three or more transmittersor receivers or both and no battery I! is provided in series with theground connection III. In Figure 4 the transmit- .ter and receiverelements are numbered corresponding to those of Figure 1. When there isno ground potential interference, the operation is identical with thatof the embodiment of Figure 1, and when there is ground potentialinterference .line 10 which is atthe juncture of resistors 54 and '56 isat'a different .potential rrom that or 7 line 62' which is at thejunctureof resistors 30 and 32. 3 r Line 10' isv connected to the gridI40 of a first amplifier circuit which has. a cathode .142 connectedthrough a resistor I 44 to. line 62' and a plate. I46 connected througha resistor I45 to the positive side of a direct current source. Thecorrection signal in the form of. a bias on grid .I40 is amplified andimpressed upon the grid: I48 of a second amplifier circuit which has itscathode I50 connected to line 62 and its plate I52 connected to thepositive side of a source of a. direct current. The signal is thereforeagainamplified. and it is then impressed upon the grid I54 of the firsttube. I56 of a push-pull circuit which has a secondtube I58, the bias ofwhich is takenfrom vthe output of the first tube. Each of theamplifierstages. and tube I56 has a voltage regualtor tube which. holds aconstant voltage on its output.

' nWith the embodiment of Figure 4 there is .no potential drop impressedacross resistor 32 by'the correcting circuit except when groundpotential interference exists. When ground potential interference existsthe control bias on" grid I40 causes the proper one of tubesl56 and I58to impress the proper correcting potential on re- .sistor 82. Withthispush-pull circuit, the operationcis automatic and. as indicatedabove, no series battery is provided in the ground connection circuit.In Figure 4 the schematic showing of line capacitance is omitted. Q

"In the embodiments of Figures l'to 4 the correction systems do notcorrect for potentials inducted into the lines or wires, or for thepotential interferencecaused byleakage currents from adjacent electricalcircuits- In the embodiments of Figures and 6 these additionalinterference po-- Transmitters I60 and I 62 have monitor. circuitsformedrespectively by high impedance resistorsl80 and I82 and a commoncontrol resistor I184. At the transmitting station there is ansoo cycleoscillator I86 which transmits an .800 cycle signal through a modulatorI88, a pair: of lines I90 and I92, having condensers I94 and I86therein, respectively, to lines' I66 and H2. Modulator I88 has itscontrol circuit connected across the control resistor I84 by a pair oflines I08 and 200, and the arrangement. is

such that'the amplitude of the 800 cycle signal which is transmittedover lines I00 and I92 is controlled in accordance with the potentialdrop across resistor I84.

At. the receiving station this 800 cycle signal istaken from lines I66and I12 by a tunedoircuit formed by acondens'er 202 and a transformer204 and this signal is amplified and demodulated in a demodulator 206and impressed across a resistor 208." Resistor 208 isconnected at oneside through a bias battery 2I0 to a'grid 2I2 of a tubei I4 and at theother side, resistor 268 is connected to a line 2I5. Line 2I5 isconnected to the juncture of a pair of resistors 2I6 and '2I8Iwhich arein series across lines I66 aridIlZ.

Resistors 216 and 2I8 have'high resistance and they form monitorcircuits for receivers I68 and I16. Connected to line 2I5 is a resistor220, the other side of which is connected to a line 222. Line 222 isconnected to the cathode 224 of tube 2I4, the'plate 226 of which isconnected through a resistor 228 tothe positive side of a source ofdirect current. The negative side of this source is connected through aline-221 to a ground connection 229 having a battery 23I in seriestherewith; and, is connected also through a correction resistor 260 toline'i222 which line is connected to the negative or grounded side ofreceivers I68 and: I16.

Thus,'a correction circuit is provided and the arrangement is suchthatthe potential which appears" across resistor,I84 at the transmittingstation is reproduced across resistor 208 in this correction circuit.The monitor circuits formed by resistors 2 I 6 and 2 I8 are similar tothe monitor circuits formed by resistors I80 and I82,- and therefore, ifno ground potential current is flowingthe drop across resistor 220 isthe same as the drop across resistor 208. With this condition nocorrection current flows through .resistor 230. However, if groundpotential interierence appears, the bias of grid 2I2 changes and theproper correcting current flows through resistor 230.

In the embodiment of Figure 6 a telescriber system such as those ofFigures 1 and 4 is provided with an arrangement for impressing thecorrection potentials at the receiving station. In Figure 6 thecorrection equipment is the same as that of Figure 5, but it is shownmore indetail in Figure 6, and the push-pull correction arrangement ofFigure 4 is used. The elements in Figure 6 corresponding to those ofFigures 1, 4 and 5 are given corresponding numbers. In the upperleft-hand portion of Figure .6 is shown schematically the 800 cycleoscillator I86 and at the right there is the amplitude modulator I88.

These units receive power for a direct current source through lines 250and 252. Modulator I88 has two tubes 254 and 256, and with theirassociated elements, they .constitute an overbiased amplifier whichnormally passes avery small amount of the 800 cycle signal; i. e., itmaintains a very low amplitude.

When a signal current flows through the monitor circuits and the controlresistor I84, the grids of these tubes are rendered less negative sothat the amplitude of the 800 cycle signal is transmitted through afilter circuit 258, and the tuned circuit formed by condenser 202 andtransformer 204, to the demodulator 206. The signal then impressedacross resistor 208 is transmitted to a push-pull correction unit 259.

identical with that of Figure 4. The signal-responsive coils at thereceiver260 are indicated at 262 and 264, and they have a commonterminal connected through a correction resistor 266 to a groundconnection 268. The monitor circuits formed by high resistors 210 and212 and a signal resistor 214 are connected respectively across the twosignal circuits. A slide 'on resistor 214 is connected through a line216 to one side of resistor 208, and lines 218 and 280 connect thepush-pull correction unit 259 to the two sides of the correctionresistor 266.

13101191IffiflleleFiS no ground potential interierence, the potential ofthe left-hand end of resistor 208' issuch with respect to the potentialof'liner 28ll' tha't no correction potential is impressed on thecorrection resistor 266 by unit 259. However,,. it ,there is groundpotential interi'erence this will cause "change 'inthe current flowing"through xthewmonitor" circuits' so that the potential of line 216 is'changed and this causes the correctionu jmit {to impress the properpotential across resistance 266. Thus the propexfcorrection is impressedat the receiver between coils 262 and 264 andthe ground connection2,158.; j, L As many possible embodiments maygbe} made "of, themechanical featuresfioj the above invention and as the art hereindescribed might be varied in the various parts, all without departingfrom the scope of the invention, it is to be understood that all matterhereinabove setjorth, or shown in the accompanying drawings is to beinterpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

We claim:

1. In a telescriber system wherein there is a transmitter and a receiverand electrical circuit means connecting them with there being a tendencyfor the signals to be interfered with by stray electric currents,correction means for imposing a correction effect on the signals tocompensate for the stray electric currents whereby substantially truesignals are received by the receiver comprising: means constituting amonitor circuit at the transmitter by means of which a monitor potentialis created which bears a direct relationship to the correct signal,means in series with the signal circuit which is adapted to produce asignal circuit potential which bears a relationship to the currentflowing in the signal circuit and control means to compare the monitorpotential with the signal circuit potential and to superimpose acorrection potential in the signal circuit which is varied to producethe desired correction effect.

2. In a system as described in claim 1 which includes two signalcircuits each of which has one side formed by a line and the other sideformed by ground connections, and wherein the means to produce themonitor potential and the means to produce the signal circuit potentialare resistors connected together at a common terminal, and wherein saidcontrol means is a control vacuum tube amplifier wherein the gridcathode circuit is connected across said resistors in series, and acorrection resistor connected in the signal circuits and also in thecathode plate circuit of said vacuum tube.

3. A system as described in claim 2 which includes a battery having itspositive side grounded and its negative side connected to said signalcircuits in series therewith at said plate and cathode circuit wherebysaid plate and cathode circuit is maintained at a positive potential.

4. A system as described in claim 2 wherein each of said signal circuitshas its own monitor circuit which corresponds electrically thereto andwherein said signal circuits receive current from a rectifier systemincluding a pair of potentiometers.

5. A system as described in claim 2 wherein each of said signal circuitshas its own monitor circuit formed by a resistor.

6. A system as described in claim 1 wherein said control means includesa push-pull correction potential source and three resistors one of 10 1,-'which is acorrectiorr resistor in the signal cincuit-upon whichacorrection potential ,is impressed-another of whichis a monitorpotential resistor in the monitor circuit and the otherof which is asignal circuitpotential resistor in thesignal circuit, and wherein themonitor potential resistor and the signal circuit potential resistorare; connected in bucking relationship to control the magnitude of thecorrection. potential. i a l 7. In a telescriber system whereinthere-isa transmitter anda receiver and electricalcircuit means connecting,themwith there being a-tendencyhfor the signals to-be interferedjwithbystray electric currents, correctionumeans forJimposing a correctioneffect on the signalsto compensate for the: stray. electriccurrents,whereby substantially true signals are received by the receivercomprising: means constituting a monitor circuit at the transmitter bymeans of which a monitor potential is created which bears a directrelationship to the correct signal, and control means which includes anoscillator to produce a high frequency oscillation control signal, amodulator which varies said control signal in accordance with themagnitude of the monitor potential, and potential correcting means atthe receiver including a demodulator and means responsive thereto toproduce a potential corresponding in magnitude with said monitorpotential.

8. In a system of the character described wherein there is a transmitterand a receiver and electrical means connecting them with there beingground connections whereby interference may be produced by groundpotentials, correction means for imposing a correction effect on thesignals to compensate for said interference whereby substantially truesignals are received at the receiver comprising: circuit meansconstituting a monitor circuit at the transmitter by means of which amonitor potential is created which bears a direct relationship to thecorrect signal, resistor means in series with the signal circuit whichis adapted to produce a signal circuit potential which bears a directrelationship to the current flowing in the signal circuit and controlmeans to compare the monitor potential with the signal circuit potentialand to superimpose a correction potential in the signal circuit which isvaried to produce the desired correction eifect.

9. A system as described in claim 8 which includes, a battery having oneside grounded and its other side connected to said signal circuit inseries therewith whereby the signal circuit is maintained at a fixedpotential above ground so that the correction potential will be imposedfrom a fixed chosen polarity.

10. A system as described inclaim 8 wherein said monitor circuitincludes a control resistor similar to said resistor means, and whichalso includes a main monitor resistor, and wherein said control meanscomprises, a vacuum tube having its grid cathode circuit connected tosaid control resistor and said resistor means in reversed series wherebysaid monitor potential and said signal circuit potential are connectedin bucking relationship, and a correction circuit re sistor similar tosaid main resistor and connected in the cathode plate circuit of saidvacuum tube and across whch said correction potential is impressed.

11. In a system of the character described for transmitting signalswhich are of a fixed polarity: and: wherein the rate of acceleration anddeceleration and change-inxmagnitude of the'signalfdoesz not'ordinarilyexceed -the rate'of movement o'f the human hand, and; whereininterf'erencewith the signals may b'ecreated' by'stray 7 electric:currents, correction means for imposing ekeorrection effect-onthe-signal so asto not interfere with the signals comprising: monitormeans at the transmitting end of the system which creates a monitorpotential which varies with the magnitude of the correct signal, cor-.

rectionresistor means in the signal circuit adaptedto have a correctionpotential impressed across-"it, and'means responsive'to the magnitude'of'themonitor potential to impose a correction potential upon saidcorrection resistor. means which" compensatessubstantially continuously1 2 for; devietionsvbetweemtheractiialisignai ant-l the correct-signal.I RICHARDLZ MORRIS;

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2,460,786- Schock Feb- 1, 1949 Certificate of Correction Patent No.2,561,401 July 24, 1951 RICHARD L. MORRIS ET AL.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specificationof the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows:

Column 4, line 9, for receiving read receiver; line 27, for circiutsread circuits; column 7, lines 33 and 34, for inducted read induced;column 10,

line 72, for whch read which;

and that the said Letters Patent should be read as corrected above, sothat the Same may conform to the record of the case in the PatentOfiice. Signed and sealed this 4th day of March, A. D. 1952.

THOMAS F. MURPHY,

Assistant Commissioner of Patents.

